The BMW 1-Series now being sold in Europe (and pictured here) would fit perfectly with this crop of non-sedans.
Other notorious flops on the top 10 list include the sedate Lexus HS 250h hybrid sedan, the virtually forgotten Acura RL luxury sedan and Lincoln MKT crossover luxury SUV, the otherwise amenable BMW 1 Series and a few longstanding models that were just plain getting long in the tooth, including the Hyundai Azera, Lexus GS and Toyota Yaris.
Renault ( RNSDY - news - people ) gained 3.5% and BMW rose 1.1% in Frankfurt.
As a result, for instance, BMW reported nearly 1, 700 sales of its 7 Series sedans in July, triple its total in June.
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Following their decision to withdraw from Formula 1, BMW will now focus on the touring car series, Formula BMW and the American Le Mans series.
"The FIA regrets the announcement of BMW's intended withdrawal from Formula 1 but is not surprised by it, " a statement said.
By comparison, Rolls-Royce, which is owned by BMW Groups, saw sales rise about 1%, a dramatically slower growth rate than the 31% seen in 2011 and the 150% seen in 2010.
The competition between BMW and Mercedes-Benz for No. 1-selling luxury brand in the United States was nearly a dead heat through November, with the final outcome pending December sales results due Jan. 4.
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Guys have called for an M version of the 1-Series for years, and BMW has finally come through.
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By the end of November, BMW had sold 221, 073 cars and SUVs, 1, 582 more than Mercedes.
Despite the crisis, BMW was careful not to cut its annual intake of 1, 000 apprentices.
In second place were Ferrari drivers while BMW Z4 drivers came in third in the poll of 1, 005 adults for insurer firstalternative.com.
Instead, BMW will bring a forthcoming sedan-version of the 1-Series, which, Panke loves to point out, is the exact same length--to the centimeter--of the beloved BMW 2002 of the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Lexus sales blazed past those of BMW and Mercedes-Benz in August to claim the No.1 spot in the luxury car segment in the U.S. The brand sold 24, 237 vehicles in August, up 34% y-o-y.
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In the United States, BMW cars outsell its crossover trucks by more than 3-to-1, AutoData said.
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BMW, Honda, Lexus and Audi all reported volume gains of between 1.4% and 24% compared with March 2000.
Police said they believe the same carjacker, about 1 mile away, then ordered another person out of a BMW on the Costa Mesa Freeway.
Today's T-1 line costs about the same as a monthly lease for a BMW 740i.
Worldwide, BMW Group deliveries were up about 8 percent year to date to more than 1 million, a record for the seven-month period, the company said.
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